to hyphenate or not

["Lamothe, Emelie" <lamothee@aecl.ca>]

Hi Lew

Except in scientific or technical writing, where the exact meaning must be
clear, hyphens tend to be dropped nowadays. This is especially noticeable in
newspapers and magazines.

For a few examples, see the May/Jun 1999 Tips for Writers at the following
address:

www.renc.igs.net/~cormanr/tips.html#anchor239861

Good luck.

Emelie Lamothe
lamothee@aecl.ca


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> From: 	Lew Helgeson[SMTP:lewhelgeson@helge.com]
> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Sent: 	Tuesday February 29, 2000 2:07 PM
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> 
> Help me make peace with our typist!
> 
> We have a discussion regarding hyphenation of certain phrases. Which of
> these phrases is the correct form:
> 
> 1. Leak-testing or Leak testing
> 
> 2. NIST-traceable of NIST traceable
> 
> Thanks
> 
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